Stitch-down-shoe-lasting machine.



P. T. BEIER.

STITCH-DOWN SHOE LASTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 5. 1913.

1,152,694. PatentedSept. 7, 1915.

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COLUMBIA PLANouRAvn 60.. WASHINGTON, n. c.

l/l// 77VESSESZ P. T. BEIER. v STITCH-DOWN SHOE LASTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 050. 5, 1913.

1 1 52,694., Patented Sept. 7, 1915.

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ar semen PAUL THEODOR BEIER, 0F RODELI-IEIM, FRANKFOET-GN-THE-INIAIN, GERMANY, ASSIGNOB, TO UNITED SHOE MACHINERY COMPANY, OF PATERSON, NEW

JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

I STITCH-DOWN-SHOE-LASTING MACHINE.

Application filed December 5, 1913.

To all w/z out it may concern Be it known that I, PAUL Tnnonon Burns, a subject of the Grand Duke of Baden, residing at Rodelhcim, Frankforton-the- Main, Germany, have invented certain Improvei'nents in Stitch-Down-Shoe-Lasting Machines, of which the following description, in connectionwith the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like reference characters on the drawings indicating like parts in the several figures.

This invention relates to machines for use in the manufacture of boots and shoes and in particular to machines for lasting shoes having an extension sole edge upon which an outturned' upper flange is secured. Shoes of this type are commonly known as veldt-- schoen in some parts of Europe and in the United States are usually referred to 111s stitch-downs.

The present invention seeks to overcome certain objections which have been found to exist in machines heretofore employed for this class ofwork.

Accordingly, one important feature of the invention lies in the provision, in'a machine of the type referred to, of an improved pressing device and a support for the shoe which are so arranged that the shoe may be presented for the described operation thereon of the presser with the upper and presser in full view of the workman, the shoe lying preferably in a slightly upwardly inclined position. This enables the workman closely to observe the progress of the work and accurately to guide the shoe in present ing different portions thereof to the presser.

Another feature of importance is com prised in an improved pressing or forming device which is yieldingly support-ed for movement, and is actuated preferably in a curved path so as first to engage the shoe upper at a point located a short distance above the edge of the last, and then to press the upper downward andpush it into the angle formed by the last edge and the sole,

and thereafter to force the upper flange firmly against the surface of the extended sole edge so that it will be pressed flat there on. The contracting surfaces of the'upper flange and the sole edge or either of these parts are preferably coated with cement prlor to presenting the shoe to the machine Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. *7, 1915.

Serial No. 804,870.

described position having its upper presented in full view of the workman; Pref-t erably the work support is sustained yield ingly upon a spindle or the like in order that the force of the downward blows imparted by the presser maybe cushioned, and means are provided to adjust the tension of the yielding means and thus vary the amount of resistance which is offered to the action of the presser. The described work support is shaped to fit Within the channel of the shoe sole and has a beveled edgevto engage the lip. Preferably an adjustably mounted sole restis located in front of the rotatable Work support to cooperate therewith in properly supporting and positioning the shoe forthe operation thereon of the presser.

Another feature of the invention is found in a provision for sustaining the work support'for adjustment longitudinally of the machine to position it properly for sole edges of different widths, or degrees of extension. illustrated embodiment ofthe invention, a slide whichcarries the work support and is guided for movement in ways mounted upon. the work support spindle. A suitable handle is connected through appropriate devices with the slide to effect its adjusting movement-s.

Other features of the invention including important details of construction'and com binations of parts will be hereinafter more particularlydescribed and claimed. t

Figure 1 represents l a side. elevation, partly sectional, of a machine embodying the invention; Fig. 2 isa front elevation, partly in section, of the same machine;Fig. 3 is a detail view showing diagrammatically the fore part of a shoe in position for oper- This feature comprises,= in the ation thereon by the elements of the machine, and Fig. 4 is a detail. The head 1 of the machine is mounted upon a suitable pedestal, and carries bearings for the driving shaft 2. Said shaft supports a loose pulley 5 and also has rigidly secured to its outer end a clutch member 6 having a cone face to cooperate with a cone face formed interiorly of the loose pulley 5, a spring 66 normally holding said clutch parts separated. A treadle rod 4 carries a wedge which engages a wedge surface acting against the loose pulley and moves said pulley along the shaft to effect engagement of the clutch members for imparting rotation to the driving shaft when the workman steps on the treadle connected to rod 4:, while a reverse movement of the loose pulley will cause a disengagement of said members and stop the rotation of the shaft when the treadle is released.

The shaft 2 carries at its inner end a disk 7 having a crank pin to'which is joined a pitman-S having connection at'its opposite endthrough a pin 9 with a cross-head 10. The cross-head is guided for vertical reciprocating movements in the machine head'by the rods 110 which fit bores in the cross head. A bell-crank lever 12 is pivotally supported by a pin 11 on the cross-head. The bell-crank lever has vertical arms to the lower portions of which is pivoted the rear end of apresser-foot 13, having below the front end a flat surface 130,- as shown.

The bell crank 12 and presser-foot 13 are provided, respectively, with stops 131 and 132, for limiting the amount of upward yielding movement of the presser foot as it turns about the pivot 38' when operating upon a shoe upper. Intermediate its ends the presser foot is pivoted to a rod 16 which passes freely through a block having trunnion connections 36 Wlth the forward short arms of the bell-crank 12, so as to swing freely thereon, and a spring 15 is confined between the block and the presser foot. The

rod 16 has a stop nut 37 threaded thereon through-which the tension of spring 15 may be adjusted, and hence the amount of resistance offered by the spring to the upward swinging movement of, the presser-foot, controlled. i Y

The pivot 38 connecting the lever 12 with the presser-foot carries rolls 40 which run in cam-ways 14,14, formed in themachine frame on opposite sides of the presser-foot. These ways are shaped to cause a forward movement of the presser-foot during the first portion of;the downward movement which the foot receives from the cross-head 10,"and as the result of these two movements the end of the foot moves in the curved path.

indicated in Fig. 3 bya broken line. Dur-' 'ing the'remaining portion of the downward movement of thefoot the rolls 40=pass into the slightly backwardly inclined portions of the grooves 14: which cause a reverse movement of the foot. y

The frame 1 1 is provided with vertical guideways 117, 117, which receive a slide 17. This slide has a spindle 18 which passes through a sleeve 23, having threaded engage ment with the frame of the machine and carrying a set'nut to hold the sleeve in that position to which it has been moved through such engagement. The lower end of the spindle 18 is threaded and a clamp nut 19 is secured thereon and bears against the lower end of the sleeve 23. A spiral spring 2-2 is confined between a collar above the sleeve and the slide 17 and yieldingly sustains the work-supporting wheel 30 against the impactive force of the presser-foot when the latter contacts with a shoe sole on said support. The tension of the spring 22 is adjustableby means of the nut 19 on rod 18, and the height of the work-supporting devices, as an entirety, may be adjusted by moving the sleeve 23 up or down in the. frame, the sleeve being held in its different positions of adjustment by the set nut.

By adjusting the tension of the spring 22 the amount of yielding resistance offered to the blows of the resser-foot can be controlled to meet varying conditions of the stock, while the adjustments of the height of the work-supporting wheel will enable the operator to position shoes of different sizes and styles in the correct vertical relation to the presser-foot.

The slide 17 has horizontal guideways 37 within which slides a block 35 having a vertical pivot thereon to rotatively sustain a work supporting wheel or disk 30. This wheel has a beveled upper surface to fit withinthe channel of a shoe sole, and a peripheral beveled portion 32 to fit the inner surface of the channel lip as shown in Fig. 3. By this construction the sole'edge will be guided accurately through the engement of the sole with the wheel as the operator feeds the shoe along to present successive portions of the upper to the action of the presser-foot. of the wheel 30,- the sole supporting pin 31 which is adjustable in height through a set screw, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1',

thus coeperate with the wheel 30 in supporting the shoe in position for operation The block 35 also carries, in front thereon by thepresserfoot. Movement of the block 35 in the ways 37 to adjust the position of the work-supporting wheel .30

and pin 31. appropriately for shoes having 1 soles of difl'ercnt widths may be effected conveniently through a knob or handle 20 carrying a crank pin which is connectedby a link 21 with the block. Rotation of the handle 20 in one directionwill efiect a forper and has been fitted over the last, is presented to the lTltIClliIlGlS shown in Fig. 3, the rotatable work-supporting wheel 30th gaging beneath the sole andfitting within the channel and against the lip by its two beveled surfaces and the sole support 31 engaging the sole to the rear of the lip. Either the upper surface of the sole edge, the lower face of the upper which contacts therewith, or both of these parts, are coated with cement'prior'to assembling the shoe.

The shoe when thus positioned presents its upper portion to the workman who may thus clearly observe the progress of the work.

When the treadle' is depressed the brake will be withdrawn and the wedging surfaces on the treadle rod and loose pulley will act to-force the clutch'members into engagement to start the rotation of the driving shaft. Through the previously described connections between the shaft and cr'ossf'head 10 the latter will be reciprocated andupon each downwardmovement the presseiafoot will be caused totravel downwardly and forwardly ina curved path, its forward end,

meeting the shoe upper at a point above the edge of the last and pressing it downward and snugly into the angle formed by the extended portion ofthe soleiandthe last. During this movement the foot will yield backward slightly under the influence of the spring 15, Finally by a further downward movement the presser-"foot will press the upper fiat upon the extended edge of the sole. This operation is repeated rapidly and the workman moves the shoe along to present successive portions of the upper to thepresser-foot, the work supporting wheel turning about its axis asthe shoe is thus fed'and servingto support the shoe, while guiding it and maintaining the sole edge at all points the same distance fromithe presser-foot. The sole support 31 also acts in conjunctionwith the wheel to properly support the shoe asthe shoe is fed along by the workman. As the sole'flange is pressed fiat upon the-upper face of the sole the cement on the contacting surfaces of these parts will cause them to adhere andthus,

without the aid of tacks, will hold the upper in substantially the position *to which it has been forced by the resser-foot. By reason ofthe fact that the tool moves in a curved path over the shoe edge suchmovement will serve to stretch the upper and mold to the shape of the last, and as the point of the tool enters the crease formed at the point where the sole and last meet the'upper will be forced into the crease and a sharp angle formed thereby with the upper flange that overlies the sole. It'will also be seen that the flange of the upper will be pressed against the sole in a very effective manner by the fiat portion 130 of the presser so as to adhereto, the sole throughout every por- 7 tion of its contacting surface.

Having thus described my invention, what I'claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is I 1. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for supporting a shoe with its sole slightly inclined to a horizontal plane and its upper presented toward,

the workman as he stands in front of the niachine,of a shoe forming tool constructed and arranged to engage theupper at a point abovethe'edge of the last and force it into the angle between the side of the last and a.

projecting portion of the shoe sole, and actuating means for said tool.

o 2. In a machine of the class described, the

combination with means for supporting a shoe with its sole slightly inclined to a'horizontal plane andvits upper presented to ward the workman as he stands in front. of the machine, of a shoe forming tool ar ranged for 'movement" in a downwardly curved path about theside of a last for molding the upper to the side of the last and tucking it into the angle between the edge of the last and a'projecting portion of thersole, and actuating means for said tool, In a machine of the class deserib'ech'the combination with means for supporting a shoe with'dts upper presented toward the workman as he stands in front of the ma chine, of a shoe forming tool arranged for movement in a curved p'athto mold the upper to the side of the last andtuck it into the angle between the edge of the last and a projecting portion of the sole and constructed to press'the marginal portion ofthe upper firmly against the sole,and actuating means for said tool. 1 y P p i P I 4. In a machine ofthe class described, the

combination with a rotatable work support wardly along the side of the last and into,

the angle between the last edge and a pro- 1 jecting portion of a 7 shoe sole.

In a machine ofitheclass described',the combinationwith a rotatablesupport con structed to engage the channel lip of a shoe sole and guide the shoe, ofashoe forming tool and aetuatingmechanism to causethe tool to mold the upper to the side of the last and tuck it into the anglebetween the edge ofthe last and a projecting portion of the sole. e I

6. In a machine of the classdescribed,the combination with a rotatable work support constucted to engage the channel lip of a shoe sole and a cooperating support for engaging the sole back of thelip, of a shoe forming tool and actuating mechanism to cause the tool to tuck the upper into the angle between the edge ofthe last and a projecting portion of the sole.

, 7,. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a shoe forming tool having afiattened foot at its end, of actuating mechanism for causing movement of the tool in a path curved downwardly and forwardly with its concave side toward the operator ashe'stands in'front of the machine to-mold a shoe upper to' the-side of the last and tuck it into the angle formed by the edge of the last and a projectingportion of the sole, and thereafter causing said foot to press the upperflange firmly against said projecting portion of the sole. Y 8. Ina machine of the class described, the combination with a shoe forming tool, and actuating mechanism including a yielding element forrmoving the tool in a downwardlyjcurved path having its concave side toward the operator as he stands in front of the machine to cause the tool to mold a shoe upper toethe side of the last'and force it into the angle between the edge of the last and an extended portion of the sole and pressthe sole-attaching flange of the upper firmly against the sole. V

9. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for supporting a shoe with its sole slightly inclined to a horizontal plane and itsupper presented in full View of the workman, of a yieldingly-actuated tool constructed and arranged for downward movement to mold the upper to the side of the last and press it into the angle formed between the edge of the last and a projecting portion of the sole.

' V 10. In a machine of the class described, the

combination with a shoe, forming tool, of-

means including a cam-way for causing the tool to travelin a downwardly curved path having its concave side toward the operator as he stands in front of the machine to mold a shoe upper to the side of the last and press it into theangle between the last and-an extended sole edge, and means for actuating the tool V i V 11; In a machinevof the class described,'the combination with a support, of a shoe form-T ing tool 'carrying aroll, a cam-way to receive the roll and guide the tool in a downwardly'curved path having its concave side towardthe operator as he stands in front of the machine vfor molding a shoe upper to the rolland guide the tool in a curved path for side of a last on said support, and means for actuating said tool.;- H 1 e 12; In a machineof ,the'class described, the combination with a support arranged to present a shoe with its sole slightly inclined to a horizontal plane and its-upper toward the operator as he stands in front of the ma-v chine, of a shoe forming tool carying a roll, a cam-way to receive the roll and guide the tool in a curved path for molding a shoe up per about the side of a last on said support, and means for yieldingly actuating. said tool.

, 13. A machine for use inemaking stitchdown. shoes, having, in combination, a reci'procating head, a carrier connected to the head, a tool pivoted at one end to the car. rier, and a cam-way for guiding the tool about the-edge of a shoe to mold the upper to the side of the last.

14. A machine for use in makingstitchdown shoes having, in combination, a reciprocating head, a carrier pivotally connected to the h'ead, a tool pivoted to the carrier and carrying a roll, and a, cam-waytoreceive the molding 'the'upper to the side of a last.

15. A machine for making stitch-down shoes ,having,in combination, a reciprocating head, awcarrier pivotally connected tothe head, a shoe forming tool having pivotal connection at one end with the carrier and carrying a roll, a cam-way to receive the roll, and means yieldingly connecting the carrier with the tool at a point between the roll and the operative end of the tool..

l6.'A machine for making stitch-down shoes having, in combination, a reciprocate ing'head, a carrier pivotally connected to the head, a shoe forming toolhaving pivotal connection "with the carrierand carrying a roll, a cam-way to receive the roll, a spring connectingthe carrierwith the tool for permitting the tool to yield, andmeans for limiting the extent of the yielding movement of the tool. I

17. A machine for making stitch-down shoes having, in combination, a reciprocating head, a carrier, pivotally connected to the head, a shoe forming tool having pivotalconnection with the carrier and-carrying a roll, a cam-way to receive the roll, a spring connecting the carrier with the roll for permitting yielding movements of the tool, and means for varying the tension of said spring. T

18.: A machine of. the class described having in combination, aireciprocating head, a bell-crank lever pivotally connected to the head, a shoe forming tool, having pivotal connection with one arm of. said lever and carrying, a roll, a cam-way to receive the roll, a block pivotally connected with the other arm of said lever, a rod extending through said block and connected with said tool, and a spring surrounding said rodand sole to position shoes having sole-extensions head, a shoe forming tool having "pivotal connection with onearm of said lever and carrying a roll, a cam-way to receive the roll, a block pivotally connected with the other arm of said lever, a rod extending through said block and connected with said tool,

a spring surrounding said rod and confined between said tool and block for permitting backward yielding movement of the tool, and

means for limiting the extent of said move-' ment. a

20. In a machine of the class described,

the combination with a shoe forming tool,

of actuating means for causing the tool to mold an upper to'the side of the last and tuck it into the angle between the last and a projecting portion of a sole, and means for supporting a shoe in position for operation thereon by the tool, said means having provision for adjustment to position shoes having sole edges of different degrees of extension, in proper relation to said tool.

21. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a shoe forming tool and actuating means therefor, ofeshoe supporting means constructed to engage the channel lip of the shoe sole and capable of adjustment toward and from the tool in substantial parallelism with plane of the of different widths inproper relation to the tool. 22. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a tool for lasting stitch-down shoes and actuating means therefor, of a shoe support constructed to engage the channel lip of the shoe sole and mounted for adjustment longitudinally of the machine, and means to effect said adjustment.

23. In a machinee'of theclass described, the combination with a shoe forming tool and actuating means therefor, of a guide-' way extending longitudinally of the machine, a slide mounted therein and sustaininga shoe-support, and means for adjustingthe slide to position a shoe on the support in proper relation to the tool.

24. In a machine of the class described,

a the combination with a shoe forming tool and actuating means therefor constructed and arranged to move the tool downward in a curved path and to tuck a shoe upper into the angle between the edge of a last and the extended portion of a sole and press the soleattaching upper flange against the sole, of

yielding means for sustaining a shoe in operative relation to said tool. I a 25. In a machine of theclass described,

the combination with a shoe forming ,tool

and [actuating means therefor constructed,

and arranged for yielding movements about the side of a last to moldtheupperi thereto,

and to tuckthe upper into the angle between the last edge and a projecting portion of the sole and press the sole-attaching .upper e flange against the sole, of yielding means for supporting a shoe in .1 operative i-elation to \nthe' tool, and provisions for varying the resistance offered by said means to the action of the tool.

26. In a machine of the class described,

the combination of a tool for use in lasting stitch-down shoes, actuating means for said tool, a rotatable work rest for engaging be neath the edge portion of a shoe sole to sup port the shoe in operative relation .to the tool, and a cooperating support for engaging the sole at a point to the rear of said work rest.

27. 111 a machineof the class described, the combination of a tool for use in lasting stitch-down shoes, actuating means for said tool, a rotatable work rest for engaging beneath the edge portion of a shoe sole to support the shoe in operative relation to the tool, and a cooperating adjustable support for engaging the sole at a of said work rest.

point to the rear a,

28. In a machine of the class described,

the combination of a tool for use in lasting stitch-down shoes, actuating means for said tool, a rotatable work rest for engaging beneath theedge portion of a shoe sole to support the shoe in operative relation to the tool, and a cooperating support for engaging the sole ata point to the rear of said work a l I I rest, said shoesupporting devices being ad- 7 a justable toward and from the tool.

29. A machine for lasting stitch-down shoes having, in combination, a tool and actuating mechanism for the tool constructed and arranged to move it in a downwardly and forwardly curved path about the side of a shoe to mold the upper to the last and tuck it into the'angle between said last and the sole edge, and means for supporting the shoe with its sole slightly inclined to a horizontal plane'for theoperation of said tool.

30. A machine for lasting stitch-down shoes having, in combination, a tool, actuating means to impart a downward movement to the tool, and guiding means to cause the tool ,to move forward, whereby its resultant path of movement is curved downwardly and forwardly with'the concave side of said path toward the front of the ma chine.

31. A machine for lasting stitchdown shoes having, in combination, means for supporting a shoe with its sole face downward and its upper toward the operator, a tool,

actuating means to impart a downward movement to said tool, and guiding means tocause'the tool to first moveforwerd While narne to this specificatien in the presence of molding the upper to the curved side of the two subscribing Witnesses. last; to then press the margin of the upper PAUL THEODOR BEIER againstthe sole, andthereafter to-move re-' 5 Versely While in engagement With the upper Witnesses. 1 r flange. r e p FREDERICK CHARLES ALLISON,"

ln testimonyvwhereof I have signed my. 1 p WALLACE ELLISON. 3

Copies ofthis patent maybe obtained for five cents each, by addre ssing'the F Commissioner otlatentspi Washington, D. G.

Correction in Letters Patent No. 1,152,694.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,152,694, granted September 7, 1915, upon the application of Paul Theodor Boier, of Rodelhcim, lhwmkfortmnthe-Main, Gorn'nmy, for an improvement in Stlt0l1-l)0\\'Il-Sl100-LatStlHg Machines,

21.11 error appears in the printed specification requiring correction as follows: Page 1, line 50, for the worc comm-acting" road contctctmg; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 14th day of March, A. D., 1916.

[SEAL] J. '1. NEWTON,

Acting Commissioner of Patents. Cl. 127. 

